Extra: Designer discs

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19 April 2018

06 minutes

Photo: ALAMY

To celebrate Record Store Day, Monocle contributor Frederick Bernas visits Roebel in Germany where The Optimal Media plant has combined old and new technology to become a major player in vinyl production.

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